Stomoxys
| Stomoxys | |
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| Stomoxys calcitrans | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Muscidae |
| Subfamily: | Muscinae |
| Tribe: | Stomoxyini |
| Genus: | Stomoxys Geoffroy, 1762 |
| Type species | |
| Stomoxys calcitrans Linnaeus, 1758[1] | |
| Species | |
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One only, see text | |
Stomoxys is a genus of flies in the family Muscidae.[2][3] The genus is unusual among the Muscidae in that it includes species that are bloodsucking ectoparasites of mammals. The best-known species is Stomoxys calcitrans, most commonly known as the stable fly.
The genus is small, comprising a dozen or two described species, and current evidence suggests that it is paraphyletic as well.[4]
Species
- Stomoxys bengalensis[4]
- Stomoxys calcitrans (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Stomoxys indicus (Picard, 1908)
- Stomoxys inornatus[4]
- Stomoxys niger[4]
- Stomoxys nigra (Macquart)[5]
- Stomoxys omega[4]
- Stomoxys pallidus[4]
- Stomoxys sitiens[4]
- Stomoxys transvittatus[4]
- Stomoxys varipes[4]
- Stomoxys xanthomelas (Roubaud 1937)
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References
- ↑ Coquillett, D.W. (1901). "Types of anthomyid genera.". Journal of the New York Entomological Society (PDF/ Adobe Acrobat) (New York: The New York Entomological Society) 9: 134–146.
- ↑ D'Assis Fonseca, E.C.M (1968). Diptera Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata: Muscidae. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects 10. London.: Royal Entomological Society of London. pp. 118pp.
- ↑ Gregor, F.; Rozkosny, R.; Bartak, M.; Vanhara, J. (2002). The Muscidae (Diptera) of Central Europe. Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Masarykianae Brunensis 107. Masaryk.: Masaryk University. pp. 280pp.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 Dsouli N, Delsuc F, Michaux J, De Stordeur E, Couloux A, Veuille M, Duvallet G; Phylogenetic analyses of mitochondrial and nuclear data in haematophagous flies support the paraphyly of the genus Stomoxys (Diptera: Muscidae); Infect Genet Evol. 2011 Apr;11(3):663-70. Epub 2011 Feb 13.
- ↑ Ahmed, A.B, Okiwelu, S.N, Samdi, S .M; Species Diversity, Abundance and Seasonal Occurrence of Some Biting Flies in Southern Kaduna, Nigeria; African Journal of Biomedical Research, Vol. 8 (2005); 113 - 118 ISSN 1119 – 5096 Ibadan Biomedical Communications Group